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Town and Country Blog: September 2013

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Wednesday, 11 September 2013. It is a delicate annual flower, lasting perhaps only a day, but is a plant nevertheless which has special meaning and a powerful beauty. It is also profligate in seed, so be aware, once successfully sown it will be forever more in your garden. Once you are satisfied, walk slowly over the area, sowing conservatively to make sure of an even spread. Posted by Nicole Dopson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Next year is the hundredth anniversary of the sta. I am a self-employed garde...

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Wednesday, 9 July 2014. The traditional time to cut evergreen hedges is after the Epsom Derby, so all your beautiful box hedging, parterres and topiary should now be well on the way to being reshaped. You still just have a window to sow mange tout peas for an autumn crop of and successional sowings of salads. Posted by Nicole Dopson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The traditional time to cut evergreen hedges is af. I grow vegetables rather than plants, although some of my herbs are quite pretty!

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Town and Country Blog: November 2013

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Wednesday, 13 November 2013. However, as you rush off to the wood yard or petrol station to buy the wood, there are differences in the wood you burn. Pine, which is commonly bought at petrol stations, burns well, but fast. It also leaves a residue in the chimney so another visit from the sweep will be needed before winters end. Another that leaves a residue is cherry so try to avoid this. Finally, a tip I was once told with regards to that most dangerous of fire. You may just have saved the roof. I would...

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Town and Country Blog: TOWN & COUNTRY WELLIES RATED ALONGSIDE HUNTER AND LE CHAMEAU

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Tuesday, 25 February 2014. TOWN and COUNTRY WELLIES RATED ALONGSIDE HUNTER AND LE CHAMEAU. Sales of wellies have soared in the last few months and if, like many, you are bewildered by the choice and the price tags on display - ranging from £10 for a basic boot to upwards of £300 for a designer brand, we have some good news for you. You don’t need to spend a fortune to get a decent quality, good looking pair that will see you through the wet weather. Posted by Nicole Dopson. Can I speak honestly? I would ...

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Wednesday, 25 June 2014. If you are keen on growing veg and want to continue the harvest well into autumn and winter, now is your chance to sow. An interesting garden fact? Posted by Nicole Dopson. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). If you are keen on growing veg and want to continu. I grow vegetables rather than plants, although some of my herbs are quite pretty! Nicole works in the Marketing Department at Town and Country and fully admits she knows almost nothing about gardening! When not working with...

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Town and Country Blog: January 2014

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Tuesday, 7 January 2014. What a start to the New Year! Alternatively, you could just use the special shoes or aerating machinery that is available, but given the amount of water that has fallen, and given snow is approaching, I am not sure this will suffice. Posted by Nicole Dopson. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). What a start to the New Year! I grow vegetables rather than plants, although some of my herbs are quite pretty! I am a self-employed gardener and handyman and a keen gardener in my leisure time&#46...

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Town and Country Blog: August 2014

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Tuesday, 19 August 2014. August is always the time we most appreciate the garden. It is the time when we supposedly see the garden in full. The flowers are a riot of colour. The vegetable area is providing bounty. The birds are singing, the insects are buzzing. We are at peace. But I think the really exciting thing is to realise just quite how long we as a species have been trying to improve the environment around our home. Imagine being the first man in. Posted by Nicole Dopson. I am a self-employed gar...

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Town and Country Blog: Be weather wise!

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Wednesday, 28 May 2014. All this proves that the soil is still not very warm - hence the old custom of putting your bare elbow or perhaps your bare bottom on the soil, to see if it is ready for some of the more delicate plants. Some plants like Cymbidium orchids need a few cold days to help them flower, but a frost is definitely a no-no. In those days, my obsessive temperament noted they had only got it accurate on 15 days in the entire year. Which is better than a soothsayer I suppose. I am a self-emplo...

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Town and Country Blog: Blackthorn Winter

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Thursday, 10 April 2014. I must say, before the cold weather set in, I was enjoying the display of Magnolia flower. Many of you may be interested to know it is the very first example of an insect attracting flower, so thus it is the oldest flower design discovered in the fossil record. In the garden, you may just about get away with still planting bare-rooted shrubs such as roses and raspberries, provided you give them a copious amount of food and a healthy watering. Posted by Nicole Dopson. I am a self-...